finally seeing these guys at the largo tonight. james vincent mcmorrow is opening. the creators of my two favorite albums of 2011 playing in my favorite venue in LA. i’m literally sick with anticipation. if they start the show with the riff that starts this song, i might actually die.

it’s strange for me to hear the name of a band i’ve never heard of three times in one week - once from my best friend from high school during our annual phone chat, once on weekend edition on NPR, and once on KCRW’s top tune podcast. of course it shouldn’t have been strange. apparently these guys are pretty big and i’m just an idiot. which is fine, because the fact that i’m two years late to the game doesn’t make this album rule with any less mercy. -d

*seriously tho, the entire thing is smashing. like, smashing. and the NPR interview is completely charming.